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Citizenship for Undocumented Immigrants Would Boost U.S. Economic Growth
Putting undocumented immigrants on a pathway to citizenship would increase U.S. GDP by up to $1.7 trillion over the next decade, raise wages for all Americans, and create hundreds of thousands of new jobs, advancing the country’s economic recovery.
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Scenario 1: Providing a pathway to citizenship for all undocumented immigrants in the United States would boost U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) by a cumulative total of $1.7 trillion over 10 years and create 438,800 new jobs.6
- Five years after implementation, those eligible would earn annual wages that are $4,300 higher.
- Ten years after implementation, those annual wages would be $14,000 higher, and all other American workers would see their annual wages increase by $700.7
- Five years after implementation, those eligible would experience annual wages that are $4,300 higher.
- Ten years after implementation, those annual wages would be $11,800 higher, and all other American workers would see their annual wages increase by $300.
- Five years after implementation, those eligible would experience annual wages that are $4,300 higher.
- Ten years after implementation, those annual wages would be $16,800 higher, and all other American workers would see their annual wages increase by $400.
- Five years after implementation, those eligible would experience annual wages that are $4,300 higher.
- Ten years after implementation, those annual wages would be $13,500 higher, and all other American workers would see their annual wages increase by $600.